Nuclear Data
Description
In our everyday world, we have many examples of objects that rotate or vibrate. When we translate this down to the microscopic world of the nucleus, it is interesting to explore whether the nucleus can also undergo rotation and vibration, so-called collective motion, which could be inferred from the pattern and properties of excited states that a given nucleus is able to adopt.
This course text provides an intermediate level treatment on the topic of the nuclear structure, focussing on the collective properties of atomic nuclei. It follows the authors' earlier work, 'Nuclear Data: A Primer', which provided an introduction to nuclear structure. This book goes into more detail on the specific topic of collective motion in nuclei.
The book is divided into six main chapters that outline the necessary theory and critically review it in the light of available data. Video-based exercises are included to promote student learning and understanding. The book follows a pathway that is very useful to potential readers, particularly PhD students and advanced undergraduate students.
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David Jenkins is Head of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of York, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Strasbourg (USIAS) and an Extraordinary Professor of the University of Western Cape in South Africa. His research in experimental nuclear physics focusses on several topics such as nuclear astrophysics, clustering in nuclei and the study of proton-rich nuclei. In recent years, he has developed a strong strand of applications-related research with extensive industrial collaboration. He has led the development of bespoke radiation detectors for homeland security, nuclear decommissioning, borehole logging and medical applications.
John Wood is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology. He continues to collaborate on research projects in both experimental and theoretical nuclear physics. Special research interests include nuclear shapes and systematics of nuclear structure.
Content
1 How well defined are rotations in nuclei?
2 Do nuclei exhibit asymmetric rotor behaviour?
3 How prevalent is shape coexistence in nuclei? Historical and closed-shell region views
4 How prevalent is shape coexistence in nuclei? Open shell and global views
5 Are there vibrations in nuclei?
6 Are there vibrations in deformed nuclei?
7 Epilogue
A Derivation of commutator bracket relations for spin in a body-fixed frame
B A generic two-band mixing formalism
C E2 matrix elements for selected even-even nuclei and selected transitions
